Strengthening rural livelihoods
Subtitle: the Impact of information and communication technologies in Asia
By: edited by David J. Grimshaw and Shalini Kala
Contributors: International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher: Practical Action Pub, International Development Research Centre
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Ottawa [Ont.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781853397226
Subjects: Communication in rural development; Information technology
Description: Enthusiasm amongst international development agencies about harnessing the potential of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for development has waned as observers have recently questioned the impact and sustainability of such interventions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Beyond technology : making information work for livelihoods / David J. Grimshaw; title: Price transparency in agricultural produce markets : Sri Lanka / Sriganesh Lokanathan, Harsha de Silva and Iran Fernando; title: A crop nutrient management decision support system : India / Daniel Anand Raj ... [et al.]; title: LifeLines : livelihood solutions through mobile technology in India / S.M. Haider Rizvi; title: Connecting to work : non-agricultural livelihood opportunities for rural wage labour in Sri Lanka / Amila Balasuriyz and Nilakshi de Silva; title: Impact assessment of the e-AGRIKultura project : Philippines / Erniel B. Barrios ... [et al.]; title: Evaluation of a rural information project in Ningxia, China / Nie Fengying ... [et al.]; title: Beyond projects : making sense of the evidence / Jayantha Gunasekera and Ramona Miranda.